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1. Retto v Standing [2012] NZIACDT 47 (30 August 2012) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...with information to appear before the Tribunal. [38.2] The Tribunal was currently dealing with other complaints against Mr Standing. This complaint is not unique in presenting an allegation that substantial fees have been paid in advance by an offshore client, followed by a total or substantial failure to deliver the professional services promised, and a refusal to refund fees in reliance on the terms of the contract. http://www.iaa.govt.nz/ 5 [38.3] The approach this...

2. [2021] NZIACDT - 12 EM v Yong (3 June 2021) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … 8 Immigration New Zealand (Calder) v Ahmed [2019] NZIACDT 18. 9 Legislative requirements 3. A licensed immigration adviser must: … c. whether in New Zealand or offshore, act in accordance with New Zealand immigration legislation, including the Immigration Act 2009, the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and any applicable regulations. [52] The obligations set out in the Code are personal to the l...

3. [2018] NZEnvC 046 Friends of Nelson Haven Tasman Bay Inc v Tasman District Council [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...mussel spat catching. The site has provided a reliable and consistent source of spat since the early 1980s and currently provides around 50 percent of spat for mussel farms in the northern part of the South Island. Other sources of spat include the offshore AMAs in Golden Bay/Mohua and Tasman Bay, a small number of sites in the Marlborough Sounds and seaweed washed ashore along Ninety Mile Beach in Northland. [49] Dr Kenneth Grange, consultant marine biologist for the Applicant, adv...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 174 Transpower New Zealand Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   ...activity • New Rule C.1.2.10a Vessels not underway – restricted discretionary activity • Rule C.1.2.12 Vessels not underway and sewage management – discretionary activity • Rule C.6.9.8 Discharges of untreated sewage from a ship or offshore installation – prohibited activity • Maps relating to Recognised Recreational Anchorages and Marine Pollution Limits in the Bay of Islands [3] The following people gave notice of their intention to become parties under s 274 of...

5. Registrar of IAA v Ryan - [2019] NZIACDT 75 (7 November 2019) [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...operation and dealt directly with local and international partners and clients, in addition to providing HR resources as required. [49] According to Mr Ryan, all the staff, both contract and permanent, reported to him unless they were based offshore. The local reporting was day-to-day and was peer reviewed internationally. They were a highly successful boutique company with many long standing supportive clients. The management structure provided for a board, director, office...

6. Rebecca Liv Stirnemann - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 699 KB]

   ...shags and little shags. 'I secured eight of these birds at one shot when a flock of about si~_y ~ere fishing in front of the Opua Railway-station. (Pycroft 1898)." 16. The Bay of Plenty and Hauraki Gulf, with its diverse habitats and offshore islands, is one of the most diverse seabird communities in the world - a result of the high diversity of foraging habitat and breeding sites. 17. These global values are recognised by the Important Bird Area (IBA) programme, launche...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 127 Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...Rule C.1.5.11 provides that the deposition of material for beneficial purposes onto land is a restricted discretionary activity, provided that, within the CMA the deposited material is not water or other matter which is dumped from a ship, aircraft or offshore installation. 6 (vii) For completeness, MHRS also sought to amend conditions 15, 17 and 19 of Rule C.1.8. However, those appeal points have been resolved as part of Topic 15 – Mangrove removal.5 (b) CEP Services, who sou...

8. INZ (Calder) v Cleland [2019] NZIACDT 25 (3 May 2019) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, … Legislative requirements 3. A licensed immigration adviser must: … c. whether in New Zealand or offshore, act in accordance with New Zealand immigration legislation, including the Immigration Act 2009, the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and any applicable regulations. Written agreements 18. A licensed immigration adviser must e...

9. IAA v Sparks [2013] NZIACDT 5 (07 February 2013) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...adviser had met, talked to or emailed a client during the application stage, the adviser had not acted lawfully. Mr Sparks disagreed with that proposition. He said his procedure was the same as every other agency in New Zealand for dealing with offshore clients, and the Act had made the correct procedure unworkable in the real world. [31] The Authority investigated Mr Sparks’ claim that he had travelled to the Philippines every two or three months. The investigations showed his only...

10. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Nguy [2021] NZLCDT 4 [pdf, 161 KB]

    ...Northern NSW Australia and have no attachment to these emails.” Although this is only indicative, it fits with the other misleading representations made by the practitioner that settlement was held up by reasons attaching to people or banks offshore. We do not rely on this item but note it fits with the pattern. [17] Although the practitioner asserts that Mr C gave instructions for the various payments to be made, Mr C disputes that. In our assessment, it seems improbable tha...